Living with anxiety feels as if everything is a big deal: always hurried, easily overwhelmed and rarely happy. Some people don't...

Did you know that our gut bacteria are involved in regulating sleep and muscle function? While most of us now know that they play a role...

Navigating your way through the aisles in the supermarket can be challenging. Did you know that whenever you purchase a processed food...

Populations around the world have eaten cultivated mushrooms for many centuries and wild mushrooms surely for even longer. Edible...

There are many reasons why consumers—from cardiovascular disease patients to activist youth—may choose to reduce their intake of red...

The poet William Blake said it well: “Gratitude is the best way to keep on going. Gratitude is heaven itself.” In my personal experience...

As a cardiologist, one of the questions I’m asked most frequently is what the healthiest diet is for my heart. This is understandable,...

What’s the primary cause of death for women in the United States? If you guessed breast cancer, you’re not alone. It’s actually...

Menopause, which is a natural part of aging, brings with it an increased risk for various chronic diseases as well as a suite of...

Americans are suffering from more lifestyle-related diseases than ever before. It is no wonder that the promotion of physical activity is...

Thankfully, 2026 is about to begin. Upon looking forward, what do you plan to focus on in this new year? How do you plan to follow...

Few foods in the modern diet have such a shadow of confusion surrounding them as the egg. Though a rich and versatile source of protein...

I am an integrative dietitian nutritionist and, as such, I believe that our health concerns are connected, or integrated. The health of...

Did you know that eating certain foods together can create a synergy that enhances the function of one or more of the nutrients in those...

Each year, I have a practice of undertaking a “personal research project.” I investigate something that I want to learn about and...

Are you an athlete (I believe there is one in all of us!), a recreational exerciser or a dancer? Or do you feel you have become stiffer...

Every day I see patients with a disease that can silently steal away vision. That disease is glaucoma. There are different types and...

The belief in a thing makes it happen. –Frank Lloyd Wright I’ve had the great delight to spend some time with LA-based jazz composer...

When you’re feeling cranky, irritable, angry, short-tempered or just plain down, is it simply because you woke up on the wrong side of...

Intermittent fasting has continued to be a popular diet for a variety of health conditions and goals. In fact, it was the most-searched...